Acyclic Ketones in the Defensive Secretion of a “Daddy Longlegs” ( Leiobunum vittatum )
- 1 July 1971
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 68 (7) , 1467-1468
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.68.7.1467
Abstract
The defensive secretion of the "daddy longlegs" Leiobunum vittatum was analyzed and found to contain the acyclic ketones 4-methylheptan-3-one and E-4,6-dimethyl-6-octen-3-one as its major organic components. Although 4-methylheptan-3-one has been found previously as an alarm substance in certain ant genera, the second component, whose structure is confirmed by synthesis, is new.Keywords
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